| 释义 |
[ hahy-mahyn-did ] / ˈhaɪˈmaɪn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-minded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving or showing high, exalted principles or feelings. Origin of high-mindedFirst recorded in 1495–1505 SYNONYMS FOR high-mindedprincipled, honest, fair, ethical, idealistic, scrupulous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-minded ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for high-mindedSee noble. OTHER WORDS FROM high-mindedhigh-mind·ed·ly, adverbhigh-mind·ed·ness, nounWords nearby high-mindedhighly, highly strung, high-maintenance, High Mass, high milling, high-minded, Highmore's body, high-muck-a-muck, high-necked, highness, high noon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-mindedAt the very least, he would make a thoughtful and high-minded sparring partner for Clinton in the debates that lie ahead. Wait a Minute, Clinton Coronators—Here Comes Jim Webb|Eleanor Clift|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST And Rose, of course, has hosted his high-minded eponymous PBS show for two decades. ‘CBS This Morning’ Success Brings With It a Certain Swagger|David Freedlander|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST For him to present it as a high-minded attempt to empower voters shows what nerve the guy has. Christie: Reviews Are In and Not Good|Michael Tomasky|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Inaugurals are supposed to be high-minded and conciliatory, right? Why Obama Needs to Deliver a Tough Inaugural|Michael Tomasky|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is hate and hyper-partisan paranoia masquerading as high-minded patriotism. The Obama Haters Book Club: The Canon Swells|John Avlon|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST "You heard aright," answered Folko, looking with fond delight on the delicate yet high-minded lady. Sintram and His Companions|Friedrich de la Motte Fouque No high-minded man, no high-minded boy or girl, would do such a thing. Our friends are nice and high-minded, and all that, and the other side doesn't get turned around. Six Girls and Bob|Marion Ames Taggart And it is because I am so sure of your high-minded generosity and—and thorough devotion, that I have ventured to speak to you. The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope He was not a high-minded man in any sense of the word, and he was hopelessly, irretrievably frivolous. Essays|Arthur Christopher Benson
British Dictionary definitions for high-minded
adjectivehaving or characterized by high moral principles archaic arrogant; haughty Derived forms of high-mindedhigh-mindedly, adverbhigh-mindedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to high-mindednoble, virtuous, honest, chivalrous, conscientious, ethical, moral, righteous, upright |